Claim · #6492359
Cryptobagous salviniae · herbivory · Salvinia molesta
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“In Australia the weevil very effectively controlled Salvinia”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 62
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cryptobagous salviniae is a well-documented classical biocontrol agent for Salvinia molesta; Australia field releases are canonically cited as highly successful, consistent with source quote and 'very effective control' magnitude.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cyrtobagous salviniae (note spelling variant) is a well-documented biocontrol weevil for Salvinia molesta; Australia field success is widely reported in biocontrol literature.”
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